Local events in Napoleon
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History from Napoleon
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How Napoleon began
Napoleon was platted in October 1834 on high ground above the Maumee River by proprietors Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory, who named it for the French emperor for reasons no surviving record explains; that same year commissioners fixed it as the seat of newly organized Henry County. Growth followed the Miami and Erie Canal, surveyed through the town from 1837, and German immigration that the canal's construction brought to the Maumee valley. An 1853 attempt to incorporate the town as the village of 'Henry' instead of Napoleon collapsed after a chaotic election, and the county seat was not formally incorporated until 1863, under its original name. Twice rebuilt after courthouse fires (1847 and 1879), Napoleon is today Henry County's only city and the site of a large Campbell Soup Company plant.
Settled by 1834 (a few log houses already stood when the county-seat commissioners arrived), platted October 10, 1834, by Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory, incorporated as a village, June 2, 1863; later chartered as a city, by Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory (proprietors); incorporation by Henry County commissioners.
Where the name comes from
The town's proprietors named it Napoleon, after the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, but the 1888 county history is explicit that why they chose the name 'is a question not to be demonstrated or solved' -- no reason survives in any record the historian could find, and an 1853 attempt to change the name to 'Henry' was fought off by residents who preferred it.
Before the town
No Native village, mound or earthwork has been documented within Napoleon's own town plat. Two nearby sites bracket the town, though: Girty's Point and Girty's Island, the wooded refuge of the renegade frontiersman Simon Girty, lay about five miles upstream (west) of Napoleon, and John Mann's blacksmith shop in early Napoleon was, by the county history's account, a daily gathering place for local Indians bringing guns to be repaired -- one of the few glimpses in the record of ordinary contact between Napoleon's first white residents and Native people still living in the area in the 1830s. The county's wider record includes the Ottawa reservation that reached into neighboring Washington Township and the 1835 killing of three Wyandot in the county's south end.
Nations recorded here: Ottawa, Wyandot.
Timeline
- — Proprietors Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory record the original plat of Napoleon, a town of 112 lots on the Maumee River.
- — Legislature-appointed commissioners fix Napoleon as the seat of justice for newly organized Henry County.
- — Contracts are let for construction of the Miami and Erie Canal through Napoleon, spurring the town's early growth.
- — An incendiary fire destroys Napoleon's first frame courthouse and most of the county's early records.
- — Henry County commissioners grant a petition to incorporate the town as the village of 'Henry' rather than Napoleon; the October election to seat officers is blocked by supporters of the old name and the incorporation collapses.
- — Napoleon is formally incorporated as a village under its original name, separate from Napoleon Township.
- — A downtown fire starting in a row of buildings called 'Dutch Row' spreads to and destroys the second Henry County courthouse in Napoleon.
- — The present Henry County Courthouse, a four-story brick and Berea sandstone building with a clock tower, is completed in Napoleon.
Stories
The town that would not become 'Henry'
By 1853 Napoleon's residents had grown ambitious enough to want their town formally incorporated, but a faction argued the county seat ought to carry an American name rather than a French emperor's, and petitioned to incorporate it as the village of 'Henry' instead. County commissioners granted the petition on June 7, 1853, and the local newspaper, the North-West, obligingly swapped 'Napoleon' for 'Henry' in its own masthead. When the first election for mayor and council came around that October, though, partisans of the old name packed the meeting in such force that no board of election judges could ever be seated, and the vote was adjourned for a year -- effectively killing the new name outright. The paper restored 'Napoleon' to its masthead within days, and the town went unincorporated for another decade before a fresh 1863 petition, asking plainly for the 'incorporated village of Napoleon,' passed without a fight.
Building a courthouse twice
Napoleon's public buildings had a hard first half-century. The town's first courthouse was a log addition George Stout built onto his tavern in the 1830s, where terms of court, held only twice a year, traditionally ended in an old-fashioned country dance. A frame courthouse replaced it in 1844, only to be destroyed by an incendiary fire in April 1847 along with nearly all the county's early records; a brick courthouse and jail rose in its place by 1850. That building lasted less than thirty years: on the night of November 8, 1879, a fire that began in a row of downtown buildings called 'Dutch Row' spread and consumed it too, though this time the county's records were carried out ahead of the flames. The present courthouse, a four-story brick and Berea sandstone structure with a roughly 150-foot clock tower topped by a figure of Justice, went up in 1880-82 at a cost near $95,000, and has anchored downtown Napoleon ever since.
Photographs
Photo: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, via Ohio Digital Network / Digital Public Library of America, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fred McCaskey, via Digital Public Library of America, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: archive.org · archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
4 places in Napoleon on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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First Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · Napoleon · listed 1990
- Address
- 303 W. Washington
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County · ZIP 43545
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1990
- NRIS reference number
- 90000381
- Coordinates
- 41.38976, -84.12748
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Henry County CourthouseBuilding · Napoleon · listed 1973
- Address
- N. Perry and E. Washington Sts.
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County · ZIP 43545
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1973
- NRIS reference number
- 73001477
- Coordinates
- 41.39081, -84.12432
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Henry County Sheriff's Residence and JailBuilding · Napoleon · listed 1981
- Address
- 123 E. Washington St.
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County · ZIP 43545
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1981
- NRIS reference number
- 81000439
- Coordinates
- 41.39138, -84.12358
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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St. Augustine's Catholic ChurchBuilding · Napoleon · listed 1982
- Address
- 221 E. Clinton St. at corner of Monroe
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County · ZIP 43545
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1982
- NRIS reference number
- 82003593
- Coordinates
- 41.39246, -84.12365
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Maumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage) The water here
- Napoleon City91% of residentsMaumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage)
- Northwestern W and SD - Sr 1084% of residentsMaumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage)
- Florida Village3% of residentsMaumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage)
- Northwestern W and SD - Co. Rd P2% of residentsMaumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Napoleon's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 health center, 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 3 power plants, 2 public schools, 2 private schools, 3 poor-rated bridges, 1 library, 1 museum, 2 police stations, 4 public charging sites, 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 9 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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Henry County HospitalGeneral hospital · Napoleon
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 1600 East Riverview Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Beds
- 31
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Medicare reports it as
- Henry County Hospital, Inc
- Phone
- (419) 592-4015
- Medicare ID
- 361309
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Community health centers (1)
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Community Health Services - NapoleonHealth center · Napoleon
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Napoleon
- Coordinates
- 41.40995, -84.11735
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Nursing homes (2)
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Lutheran Home4 of 5 stars · Napoleon
- Address
- 1036 South Perry Street, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Certified beds
- 27
- Residents on an average day
- 25
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 592-1688
- Medicare ID
- 366162
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Northcrest Rehab and Nursing Center3 of 5 stars · Napoleon
- Address
- 240 Northcrest Drive, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Certified beds
- 87
- Residents on an average day
- 54
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- CCH HEALTHCARE
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (419) 599-4070
- Medicare ID
- 365163
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Napoleon Fire and RescueNapoleon
- Address
- 265 West Riverview Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Coordinates
- 41.38689, -84.12697
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Power plants (3)
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AMP Napoleon Solar FacilitySolar · 4 MW
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2012
- EIA plant code
- 58082
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Napoleon PeakingPetroleum · 5 MW
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Main source
- Petroleum
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 1999
- EIA plant code
- 7776
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Napoleon Peaking StationNatural gas · 38 MW
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Generating units
- 2
- Built
- 2000
- EIA plant code
- 55264
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Public schools (2)
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Napoleon Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Napoleon
- Address
- 725 Westmoreland Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545
- School district
- Napoleon Area City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 1,003
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 56
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 85.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 005397
- NCES school ID
- 390444301361
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Napoleon Junior/Senior High School3.5 of 5 stars · Napoleon
- Address
- 701 Briarheath Ave Ste 123, Napoleon, OH 43545
- School district
- Napoleon Area City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 760
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 52.23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 81.5%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 93.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 026419
- NCES school ID
- 390444301364
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (2)
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St Augustine Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Napoleon
- Address
- 722 Monroe St, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 42
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 8.8
- Students per teacher
- 4.77273
- Phone
- (419) 592-3641
- NCES private school ID
- 01061084
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St Paul Lutheran SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Napoleon
- Address
- 1075 Glenwood Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 175
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 11.4
- Students per teacher
- 15.3509
- Phone
- (419) 592-5536
- NCES private school ID
- 01063423
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Bridges rated poor (3)
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Glenwood Ave. over Oberhaus CreekPoor · built 1960
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1960
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,436
- Coordinates
- 41.39472, -84.14139
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Rye St. (closed) over Oberhaus CreekPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- City
- Coordinates
- 41.39810, -84.12633
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Woodlawn Ave. over Oberhaus Creek Ditch 131Poor · built 1947
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1947
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 5,267
- Coordinates
- 41.39306, -84.13389
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Public libraries (1)
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Napoleon Public LibraryCentral library · Napoleon
- Address
- 310 W. Clinton St., Napoleon, OH 43545
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Napoleon Public Library
- Open
- 2,468 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 17,990 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 25,480
- System's loans, FY2024
- 114,744
- People the system serves
- 14,361
- Phone
- (419) 592-2531
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Henry County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Napoleon
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Napoleon
- Coordinates
- 41.38763, -84.13101
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (2)
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Henry County Sheriff's OfficeNapoleon
- Address
- 123 East Washington Street, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Coordinates
- 41.39119, -84.12377
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Napoleon Police DepartmentNapoleon
- Address
- 310 Glenwood Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Coordinates
- 41.38507, -84.14097
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (4)
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NAPOLEON H-D DC FAST HOG DC fast1 DC fast · Napoleon
- Address
- 862 American Rd, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Pilot Travel Center 303 DC fast4 DC fast · Napoleon
- Address
- 905 American Road, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Ports
- 4 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- eVgo Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 877-455-3833
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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SNYDER BUICKGMC SNYDER BUICKGMC DC fast1 DC fast · Napoleon
- Address
- 1421 Scott St, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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SNYDER CHEV CPE250 DC fast1 DC fast · Napoleon
- Address
- 524 North Perry Street, Napoleon, OH 43545
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS, CHAdeMO
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (6)
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Foster Canning IncToxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 1515 N. Scott St., Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43545FSTRC1515N
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109735
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Napco Plastics CoToxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 600 Filmore St., Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43545NPCPL600FI
- EPA registry ID
- 110002109744
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oldcastle InfrastructureToxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 1675 Industrial Dr, Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4354WCRSNN1675I
- EPA registry ID
- 110017614973
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation (0335010053)Toxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 12-773 State Route 110, Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43545SLGNC12773
- EPA registry ID
- 110000741742
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tenneco IncToxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 11800 State Route 34, Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 43545CLVTLROUTE
- EPA registry ID
- 110064190076
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Universal Cooperatives IncToxics Release Inventory · Napoleon
- Address
- 1253 Independence Drive, Napoleon, OH 43545
- County
- Henry County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 43545NVRSL1253I
- EPA registry ID
- 110000383745
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Stations and terminals (1)
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Petro Gas StationIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Napoleon
- Coordinates
- 41.41806, -84.10431
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (9)
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Orphan Drum(S)2025-08-19 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2025-08-19
- What spilled
- Orphan Drum(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 55 gallons
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2508EPA0001404
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Waste Chemical(S) Nos2025-03-30 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2025-03-30
- What spilled
- Waste Chemical(S) Nos; Food Waste
- Largest amount reported
- 15 gallons
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000462
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-05-18 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2024-05-18
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000830
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2022-08-29 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2022-08-29
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2208EPA0001324
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Soap Nos (Not Specified)2026-09-01 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2026-09-01
- What spilled
- Soap Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2609EPA0001633
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2026-07-17 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2026-07-17
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001306
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Chemical(S) Unk2026-07-11 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2026-07-11
- What spilled
- Chemical(S) Unk; Fish Kill
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001259
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)2026-06-10 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2026-06-10
- What spilled
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001022
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Transformer(S)2026-02-10 · Napoleon
- Reported
- 2026-02-10
- What spilled
- Transformer(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Napoleon, Henry County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000152
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Napoleon, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43545 Napoleon | 64% | Maumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage) | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1957 | Napoleon Area City · 3.5 stars overall | No digital FEMA flood map for this county |
Local government
Who holds office in Napoleon, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Joseph D. Bialorucki | 419-280-4964 1225 Woodlawn Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545 |
Roster as of 2026-09-17: county board of elections.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council | David A. Cordes 795, 17.04%; Jordan McBride 915, 19.61%; Shelly M. Conroy 447, 9.58%; Addison Gray 423, 9.07%; Cynthia Lu Myers 445, 9.54%; Meredith Anna Wolff 891, 19.1%; Victor C. Gaucin 750, 16.07% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 2 / 15; 2021 1 / 0 / 16; 2022 0 / 2 / 15; 2023 0 / 2 / 15; 2024 0 / 0 / 17; 2025 0 / 1 / 15.
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-12-09
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-10
The county
Henry County: 11 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 27,623 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Napoleon, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.62 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 32.0 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 14.7 in
- a normal year brings 27.8 in
- a normal year
- 37.7 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.62 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 2.85 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 5.04 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 0.86 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.74 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 2.38 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 9.64 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.00 | 0.1 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.57 | 3.2 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.30 | 11.4 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.55 | 7.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.52 | 6.5 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 61.9 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1963 — 21.9 in |
| Snowiest year | 2014 — 65.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 17 August 1920 — 4.63 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 28 February 1900 — 15.98 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 15 January 1918 — 22.99 in |
Almost every day here is a measurement: 95% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Napoleon itself.
48,812 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Napoleon: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 62
- those placed on the map inside Napoleon
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 21 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 11 |
| Air pollution | 8 |
| State sewer loans | 6 |
| State water loans | 4 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 4 |
| Brownfield | 3 |
| Public drinking water | 3 |
| Landfills | 1 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| AMP GAS TURBINES NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES - NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS - VILLAGE OF HOLGATE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES - NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| HENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY EVENT CENTER | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NAPOLEON COMMERCE PARK HOGREFE PROPERTY | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NIDEC AUTOMATIC FEED CO | Air pollution report | |
| HENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY EVENT CENTER | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection | |
| AMP GAS TURBINES - NAPOLEON | Air pollution permit | |
| NAPOLEON COMMERCE PARK HOGREFE PROPERTY | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NAPOLEON COMMERCE PARK HOGREFE PROPERTY | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| NAPOLEON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Napoleon, Ohio in?
Napoleon is a city in Henry County, Ohio, with 8,861 residents.
When was Napoleon, Ohio founded?
Napoleon was settled by 1834 (a few log houses already stood when the county-seat commissioners arrived); laid out October 10, 1834, by Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory; incorporated as a village, June 2, 1863; later chartered as a city. Founders on record: Horatio G. Phillips, Benjamin Leavell and Elnathan Cory (proprietors); incorporation by Henry County commissioners. Source
How did Napoleon, Ohio get its name?
The town's proprietors named it Napoleon, after the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, but the 1888 county history is explicit that why they chose the name 'is a question not to be demonstrated or solved' -- no reason survives in any record the historian could find, and an 1853 attempt to change the name to 'Henry' was fought off by residents who preferred it. Source
What ZIP code is Napoleon, Ohio?
Most of Napoleon is in ZIP code 43545.
Where does Napoleon, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Napoleon (Napoleon City): Maumee River (with Wauseon reservoirs as backup/blend storage).
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